5 WWE Superstars who won their debut Royal Rumble match

The Royal Rumble winner gets a World championship match at Wrestlemania
The Royal Rumble winner gets a World championship match at Wrestlemania

#4 Brock Lesnar - 2003

Brock Lesnar won the 2003 Royal Rumble
Brock Lesnar won the 2003 Royal Rumble

Brock Lesnar had all the signs of the perfect WWE superstar. He is a genetic freak. Lesnar was very agile for a man of his size. Moreover, he was outstanding in the ring. WWE pushed him early. The Beast Incarnate won his first ever King of the Ring tournament in 2002 and challenged The Rock for the Undisputed Championship at SummerSlam 2002.

Lesnar lost his title to Big Show at Survivor Series 2002 owing to a backstab by Paul Heyman. Lesnar could not win the title back from Show. Thus in the 2003 Royal Rumble, Lesnar made his Royal Rumble debut after defeating Big Show in a qualification match.

Lesnar entered at number 29 and eliminated four superstars in the 8 minutes he was in the ring. Lesnar eliminated The Undertaker at the end to challenge Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 19 and won his second WWE Championship.

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Edited by Israel Lutete
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